Daylight Savings Time Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Passage Close Read Text
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Looking for a way to bring social studies and science into your literacy block while you teach about Daylight Savings? Students will do a close read about the history of Daylight Savings, answer 10 multiple choice questions, then use graphic organizers to show what they’ve learned.
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Looking for a way to bring social studies and science into your literacy block while you teach about Daylight Savings? Students will do a close read about the history of Daylight Savings, answer 10 multiple choice questions, then use graphic organizers to show what they’ve learned.
This Daylight Savings reading comprehension passage, questions, and graphic organizers are the perfect way to connect social studies and literacy. This text is a high-interest, non-fiction passage and is a great way to teach all about the history of Daylight Savings Time. Students will read about a national holiday while practicing reading skills, too!
Students can read the passage during social studies and/or reading time! Read to learn about Daylight Savings or as a reader to practice reading skills!
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Daylight Savings Reading Comprehension Text Activities Includes:
- Non-Fiction Text on Daylight Savings
- 10 Multiple Choice Questions with Answer Key
- Teacher Tips
- Questions to Ask Students
- Close Reading Steps on a Bookmark
Version with “Annotate the Text” and Version with “Mark the Text”
- How to Mark the Text Bookmark
- How to Annotate the Text Bookmark
- 7 Graphic Organizers:
1. Main Ideas with Text Evidence
2. Ideas with Text Evidence
3. Central Ideas with Details
4. Main Idea with Details, Main Idea, Details, Conclusion
5. KWL
6. Overview: Topic, Author’s Purpose, Key Vocabulary, Most Important Thing,
I wonder, Important Facts, Illustration
7. Context Clues (3 versions: 3 words, 4 words, 5 words)
Spark a love of science with this high-interest, social studies-based reading passage. A great way to meet multiple standards with one activity.
Ideas for Use:
- Whole Group Instruction
- Partner Practice
- Guided Reading Groups
- Substitute Plans
- Send Home to Practice
- ELA Work Stations or Centers
- Assessment
Close Reading: A reading strategy that is used to comprehend and analyze a text closely. Students will typically read the text at least twice for comprehension, details, analysis, and deep questioning of the text’s purpose and meaning.
Steps for Close Reading:
- Read the Text
- Mark Up the Text or Annotate the Text
- Read the Text Again
- Define Unknown Words
- Read the Text Again
- Respond to Reading
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Heather M. –
This was very helpful in getting my students to understand what the time change is and how it started. It led to some good discussions too. Thank you!
(Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)
Jessica A. –
Loved this resource! Was a great asset for this time of the year!
(Originally posted on Teachers Pay Teachers)